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VJ. KOLLOCK CAR COUPLER Filed Fb. 2 4-, 1 2 sheets-she'et 1 INVENTOR.

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Feb. 17. 1925.

J. KOLLOCK CAR COUPLER Filed -eb. 24, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENOR.

ATTORNEYS.

Patented Feb.. l?, 1925.

STATES JULIUS KOLLQCK, HCMESTEAD, FENNSYLVANIA.

GAR GOUPLER.

Application led `February 24, 1923.

To all 107mm t may concer/a.'

y Be it known that I, JULIUs KoLLooK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Homestead, in the county ot Allegheny and State o1 Pennsylvania, have inventedY certaiirnew and useful Improvements in Car Couplers, oit which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings. v

This invention relates to a railroad car coupling apparatus.

The objectof the invention is the construction of a simple, and efficient coupling apparatus, which can be easily and quickly operated to either couple or uncouple cars, or the like.

lilith this and other objects in view, my invention comprises certain novel combinations, constructions and arrangements ot' parts as will be hereinafter described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and more particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the apparatus constructed in accordance with the present invention, while Figure 2 is a longitudinal, vertical, sectional view oit the same.

Figure 3 is a sectional view, taken on line 3 3, Fig. 2, and looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 4 is a sectional view, taken on line 4 4. Fig. 2, and looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 5 is a bottom plan view of one of the bumper bodies with the filler plate removed therefrom.

Figure 6 is a bottom plan view of the cap plate, while Figure 7 is a view in side elevation of the same.

Figure 8 is a perspective view of one of the lever devices.

Figure 9 is a. perspective view of one ot the plunger devices.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, 1 designates the bumper bodies which are provided with extensions 2.

Each bumper body 1 is similarly constructed so that it will only be necessary to specilically describe one. The bumper body is provided with a cent-ral compartment 3 havino` an open end 4, and normally resting in ents L1 and compartments 3 of the two bumper bodies is the connecting bar 5. The

Serial No. 620,911.

llower portion of compartment 3, of each The latch 9 comprises a head 10, carry-ingk the flanges 3, andextending from thetop of the head 1() is stem 11. Dependingtrom ianges 8 are guide lugs 12 which guide lugs serve tol direct the ends of the connecting bar into engagement with the lower endV of the head 10, as clearly shown in Fig. 2.

A cap plate 13 is -secured upon the top ot' the bumper body 1, and the stem 11 extends into the cap plate (Figs. 2 and Positioned around the stem, between cap plate 13 and head 10, oit plunger device 9, is a coil spring 14 for normally exerting downward pressure upon head 10.

In each cap plate 13 is mounted a lever device 15. The lever device 15 comprises aI horizontal body or bar 16, provided at its ends with depending arms 17; these arms 17 are provided tor operating the device. A pair of annular bearings 18 are formed upon the body (Fig. 8) 16, near the arms 1T. and these bearings 18 normally rest upon bearing blocks 19 (Fig. 1). Extending at right angles from the body 16 is a straight linger 20. Mounted upon the outer end of linger 20 is a link 21 which is passed through the aperture 22 (Fig. 9) ot' stem 11, so that the plunger device 9 is pivotally connected to the lever device 15.

A cover plate 23 is secured by screw 24 upon the cap plate 13. It link 21 should be broken, by removing screw 211, the device may be repaired without removing cap plate 13. In the event the spring 14 should weaken or be broken it can be fixed. or a new springsubstituted hv removing cap plate 13.

lt is to be understood that each bumper body is suitably supported upon a car, and is preferably desired to insert a connecting bar into one ot the bodies so that it will be locked therein as shown in Fig. 2, and then upon the contiguous car being backed into engagement with the first bumper body, the second bumper body on the. moving car will come into engagement with the lirst bumper body, causing one end of the connecting bar to enter the second-mentioned bumper body, permitting the bar to be locked in position and connect the two bumper bodies, as shown in Fig. 0. It it is desired to unl'asten either of the latches to permit the two bumper bodies toV move apart, all the operator has to dol is'to swing A one of the arms 17 outwardly, causing the lever device to move to the position shown by dotted lines, F ig. 2, whereupon, connecting bar will be released at one end, permitting the two bumper bodies to move apart. Upon the operator releasing the lever device (by removing his hand from arm 17) the spring 14 will automatically return the latch to its lowest position, in the path of the connecting bar when the connecting bar enters the compartment 3.

lVhile I have described the preferred embodiment of my invention, and have illustratedvthe same in the accompanying drawings, certain minor changes or alterations may appear to one skilled in t-he art to which this invention relates, during the eX- tensive manufacture of the same and I, therefore, reserve the right to make such alterations or changes as shall airly fall within the scope of the appended claim.

-VVhat I claim is:

In an apparatus of the class described, a body having an open pocket for receiving a coupling bar and having a passage leading from its upper end and communicating with the pocket, a latch movable in the pocket and having a portion extending through the passage, a cap plate removably secured on said body and having a pocket communicating with the passage formed in the body and open at its upper end, the latch y.being extended into the pocket of the cap plates, latch adjusting means operating in the pocket of said cap plate. and a removable cover for the open end of the pocket in the cap plate.

In testimony whereof I hereunto ailx my signature.

JULIUS KOLLO CK. 

